By Dr. Geoffrey Modest The CDC just came out with draft guidelines for prescribing opiates for chronic pain (see http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=CDC-2015-0112-0002​ ). These draft recommendations include the following regarding when to initiate or continue prescribing opiates. Nonpharmacologic therapy and nonopioid meds are preferred for chronic pain. There are no data supporting chronic opiates, so hard to recommend […]